Why Are Men Addicted to Video Games?

Why are men so attached to video games? I am talking about grown, five o'clock shadow type men, not your little brother, little cousin or son. Men are willing to shut everything out in the world just to sit in front of the TV screen and play a video game.

Are these games really so interesting that they have to play them for hours upon hours? Men will sit there and play until there eyes are blood shot red. Now, I'm not saying that as I woman I do not play any video games because I do, especially LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones (I love the LEGO series, can't wait for LEGO Batman to release) but I do not play video games every single day, two times a day.

I am not saying that there is anything wrong with playing video games; it just becomes a problem when it's overdone. For example, last night when my boyfriend came home from work, I didn't not get my hug, kiss and 'I missed you' like I usually get every night. You know why? It was because he had just bought Grand Theft Auto IV the day before.

It's amazing how much control these video games have over people. I know people who will blow their whole paycheck on a game system and some games. My thing is, if you have the money to buy these things then go ahead, but if you are living paycheck to paycheck, please don't go out and waste your money on a game when you know there isn't anything in your refrigerator except old salad dressing and stale leftovers.

My boyfriend said playing these games is a stress reliever for him. Okay, so why do the same games that he claims relieve stress have him ready to break the console once he fails a mission or loses? Yeah, that's a real stress reliever there.